canon law

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After completing studies in theology in Chicago and in canon law in Rome, the Catholic Church sent him to Peru for the first time.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Francis remains in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion-strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023

“As far as canon law is concerned, it’s impeccable,” Chirri said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

To explain his stepping down, a Vatican statement at the time referred to a canon law that allowed bishops under 75 to retire for health reasons or other “grave” reasons, but did not elaborate.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

The Catholic Church has survived for centuries, not by passing on a ‘celibacy gene’ from one pope to the next, but by passing on the stories of the New Testament and of Catholic canon law.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari